Validity of estimating non-sex hormone-binding globulin bound testosterone and oestradiol from total hormone measurements in boys and girls

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-241

  Egleston, Brian L ^a   Chandler, D Walt ^b   Dorgan, Joanne F ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Esoterix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ESTROGEN; HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHILD; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VALIDITY;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHILD; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77951788620     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2010.009112     Document Type: Article

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